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In 2002, the Scottish Police Federation called attention to the growing number of assaults on police officers by drug addicts and people infected with bloodborne viruses, including HIV, hepatitis B, or C. In cases where officers were deliberately exposed to attackers’ bodily fluids, the federation a...

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Authors: English, Veronica (Author) ; Mussell, Rebecca (Author) ; Sheather, Julian (Author) ; Sommerville, Ann (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2005
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 6, Pages: 371-372
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